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The total number of peer-reviewed scientific papers dedicated to cannabis, and the therapeutic use of cannabis in particular, has increased exponentially in recent years, according to data published the journal Population Health Management. Israeli researchers assessed trends in the number of scientific publications specific to cannabis as compared to all scientific publications during the years[…]

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has classified Epidiolex, a prescription medicine made from cannabis-derived cannabidiol (CBD), as a Schedule V controlled substance, which is the lowest classification under U.S. law. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave approval to the medicine in June for the treatment of two rare forms of severe[…]

A top official from the US Customs and Border Patrol has affirmed that the agency will enforce a federal policy prohibiting those involved with the Canadian marijuana industry from entering the United States. Section 212 of the US Immigration and Nationality Act states that foreigners are ineligible to enter the[…]

CBD products will be immediately available in hundreds of 7-Elevens across the U.S., with thousands more carrying the products by the end of the year. Phoenix Tears, a provider of cannabidiol (CBD) products, announced in a press release that it has entered a distribution agreement to introduce its CBD products to[…]

Today, the House appropriations committee for the first time heard and passed language, known as the Joyce amendment, to restrict funding for the Department of Justice to prosecute state-legal medical marijuana programs. “Today marks a victory for medical marijuana programs and a loss for Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Passage of[…]